Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing · California

Saputo Cheese_Paige

Name: Saputo Cheese_Paige Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Tulare, CA · ~455 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Saputo Cheese_Paige runs at 66% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Saputo Cheese_Paige: 2.2 TCR = 66% of Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Saputo Cheese_Paige safety composite

Saputo Cheese_Paige scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).

74/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 2.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 85% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0.87 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 51% of industry peers

Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).

TCR Δ

−2.9

2016→2020

Saputo Cheese_Paige injury rate improved

Saputo Cheese_Paige's TCR fell 2.9 from 3.8 in 2016 to 0.9 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.8 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.8 · 2018=1.9 · 2020=0.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 311513 · Tulare, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 66% of ind

DART 0.9 DART
RANK #5/36
PHOTO Leprino Foods Compan…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 30 inj
SIZE ~455 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Leprino Foods Company - Greeley, CO (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.2
Leprino Foods

2.2
Savencia Chees

2.2
Foremost Farms

2.2
Castelli Ameri

2.2

What this shows Saputo Cheese_Paige averages 2.2 TCR (66% of the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Saputo Cheese_Paige TCR series: 2016=3.8 · 2018=1.9 · 2020=0.9 · BLS 3.3

Where Saputo Cheese_Paige falls in its industry

377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) establishments

Safer than 85% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 36 Cheese (except cottage cheese) employers in California.

Saputo Cheese_Paige (455 employees, TCR 2.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 130 employees and a TCR of 4.9

Saputo Cheese_Paige has more employees than the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufactu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.

Year-by-Year Safety Data

Year	TCR	DART	Injuries	Illnesses
2020	0.9	0.9	4	0
2018	1.9	1.7	9	0
2016	3.8	3.0	17	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

311513 · CA · Tulare

377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 130 employers in Tulare, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Leprino Foods Company - Greeley, CO	GREELEY, CO	2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Savencia Cheese USA LLC	NEW HOLLAND, PA	2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Foremost Farms USA (Marshfield, WI)	MARSHFIELD, WI	2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Castelli America, LLC	ASHVILLE, NY	2.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	RC PACKING -HURON	LEMORE	455 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Innovators Campus	SIMI VALLEY	455 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Parts Authority San Bernardino	SAN BERNARDINO	455 FTE
STATE-SIZE	WM 3523	SANTA CLARITA	455 FTE
CITY-NEAR	United Ag Personnel Management Inc.	Tulare	8,764 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Cal Enterprise Labor Solutions, Inc.	Tulare	5,974 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Golden State Ag Services, Inc.	Tulare	5,846 FTE
CITY-NEAR	United Labor Services, Inc.	Tulare	2,845 FTE
NAT-TCR	ProHealth Physicians Group	Perrysburg, OH	2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	AS- Mission Care Center	Houston, TX	2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ward	Houston, TX	2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Harper Facility	Clinton Township, MI	2.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Husky Terminal	Tacoma, WA	455 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Live Oak Plant	Lagtange, GA	455 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Texas Orthopedic Hospital	Houston, TX	455 FTE
NAT-SIZE	ARH	Harlan, KY	455 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.